UZR Tidbits Through 4/26

Over at Fan Graphs, they claim that the Rangers are the fifth best defensive team by UZR (though there is quite a difference between them and the MLB best Rays). Some more information on Cruz (good) and Andrus (not so good) as well.

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I wonder how we are doing this...

however, I think the sample size is too small to judge it

Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.

Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.

by blalock84 on Apr 28, 2009 10:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think it's likely

the team stays that high in the rankings, but very likely they’ll remain better than last year’s club defensively.

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by t ball on Apr 28, 2009 10:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Who do you see regressing?

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-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Apr 28, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think Cruz

is really the best RFer in baseball, and I could see Hamilton falling back a tad. Kinsler also seems like a good bet to move toward average. I don’t expect a big drop off from the team overall, or any player, just a settling back to closer to avg.

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by t ball on Apr 28, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dont know about that...

I think people underrate Cruz just b/c he sometimes looks ‘awkward’ at times, but i’ve seen the guy make catches way up in the alley over in the Right Center right behind you see the CF play at times, also his range going back looks great and he’s made several good plays going hard into foul ground

Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.

by blalock84 on Apr 30, 2009 7:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sure, he's quality

but I don’t think he’s the best.

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by t ball on May 1, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone know where they are

on defensive efficiency?

4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.

by DJCahill on Apr 28, 2009 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

19th

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 28, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I believe that

more than I believe 5th best.

Then again, I have a bias towards the games I’ve seen, and the defense was pretty bad in those. Still its a small sample either way.

4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
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"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/

by DJCahill on Apr 28, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Michael Young is no longer dead last

which makes sense given what we have perceived as better defense of late

Comparisons to a week ago:

-Kinsler dropped to 4th
-Nellie’s still 1st with an unbelievable range number and an arm number that is still below average
-Jones apparently had a good day in LF

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by ab03 on Apr 28, 2009 11:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I really hope they keep Cruz in RF and switch Hamilton to LF when Borbon is ready.

Cruz is a really, really good RF.

Though I guess you really couldn’t go wrong either way.

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by thedirkatron on Apr 28, 2009 12:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That would make sense to me

they could even swap Hamilton to LF and let Byrd play CF to build trade value while they wait for Borbon. I think Hamilton would be better in LF than Cruz due to a little more range.

by DJCahill on Apr 28, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs